This BUNDLE contains FOUR Writing Units for Grade 8 students, with EVERYTHING you need - worksheets, slides, and an engaging culminating task - to get your students excited about writing. Four Grade 8 Writing units are included: Business Letter Writing, Informational Report, Persuasive Writing, and Narrative Writing.
This resource is completely aligned with the NEW 2023 Grade 8 Ontario Language Curriculum. Each page is linked to a specific expectation in the Ontario curriculum, which is indicated at the bottom of each page for easy teacher reference.
Each unit has a 4-page Lesson Plan for teacher use (with expectations, learning goal/success criteria, possible accommodations, and assessment strategies). The lesson plans have suggested activities/discussion topics and appropriate pacing for 20+ days worth of 30 to 45-minute lessons. The units could be easily shortened or stretched as needed.
Worksheets: Students will enjoy completing a scaffolded workbook that teaches important writing. All workbooks together total up to 203 pages of student worksheets!
Slides: Slides are included to help you introduce each concept to students. Slides also include interactive components where students type their answers directly on the slide. There are 253 Slides included across the 4 units.
Business Letter Writing Unit Contents:
- 4-page Lesson Plan for the teacher (With 20 days of lessons, expectations, learning goal/success criteria, possible accommodations, and assessment strategies)
- 32-page All About Business Letter Writing Workbook
- 12-page "Business Letter Assignment" Culminating Task
- 56 Slides for Google Slides™
Informational Report Writing Unit Contents:
- 4-page Lesson Plan for the teacher (With 22 days of lessons, expectations, learning goal/success criteria, possible accommodations, and assessment strategies)
- 35-page All About Report Writing Workbook
- 11-page "Informative Health Report" Culminating Task
- 73 Slides for Google Slides™
Persuasive Writing Unit Contents:
- 4-page Lesson Plan for the teacher (With 22 days of lessons, expectations, learning goal/success criteria, possible accommodations, and assessment strategies)
- 39-page All About Persuasive Writing Workbook
- 23-page "Persuasive Essay Assignment" Culminating Task
- 64 Slides for Google Slides™
Narrative Writing Unit Contents:
- 4-page Lesson Plan for the teacher (With 21 days of lessons, expectations, learning goal/success criteria, possible accommodations, and assessment strategies)
- 34-page All About Narrative Writing Workbook
- 17-page "Short Story Narrative" Culminating Task
- 60 Slides for Google Slides™
